Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has been charged by Gulberg police in Lahore for allegedly misbehaving with a warden after committing a traffic violation. He has been booked under Section 186, 279 and 353 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
Akmal was arrested and an FIR was registered for “obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions, rash driving or riding on a public way and assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty”.
Police said the 23-year-old Akmal did not stop at a traffic signal in the commercial Firdous market area in Lahore, and later engaged in a scuffle with a traffic warden.
Zahid Nawaz, the Assistant Superintendent of Police in Gulberg, briefed reporters about the incident. “Three wardens tried to stop him after he violated a traffic signal but he did not stop. And when he finally stopped, he scuffled with a warden and tore his uniform. Umar is under arrest and a case has been filed against him.”
Akmal is charged on three bailable counts and faces a case which could lead up to a big fine or six months in prison. He denied the charges.
Akmal Denied the charges and said the traffic warden had slapped him.
“His behaviour was inappropriate to say the least. I came to the police station to register a complaint and instead they have detained me,” said Akmal.